DRC Programs and Services

UNF Disability Resource Center

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) promotes and
facilitates partnership among UNF students with disabilities and the UNF
community. Registration and services are voluntary, confidential and free of
charge to all UNF students with documented disabilities.

Mission Statement

The primary mission of the Disability Resource Center (DRC)
is to ensure that all students with disabilities have equal access to
educational opportunities at the University of North Florida. The DRC promotes
self-determination and self-advocacy of students with disabilities throughout
the university community. In addition, the DRC partners with other units on
campus to ensure that students with disabilities are provided the opportunity
to achieve their maximum potential.

Who does the DRC serve?

Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students with
disabilities that include but are not limited to:

or emotional disabilities, Autism/Asperger's
and Other diagnosed disabilities

How do I receive services after my acceptance to UNF?

Apply for services as early as
possible.

Provide documentation which meets
DRC guidelines.

Register for services at the DRC
when documentation is approved.

Provide accommodation letters to
your professors.

How are postsecondary accommodations different from those in
high school?

Disclosure of your disability is
voluntary.

Registration with the DRC is the
student’s responsibility.

Communication with the faculty is
initiated by the student.

Student information is disclosed to
anyone only with signed permission from the student (FERPA).

What are examples of accommodations I may receive?

Extended time on tests

Note takers

Sign language interpreters

Use of computers, calculators, spell
check devices

Alternate Text

Assistive technology

What are additional services at the DRC?

Seminars to enhance academic success

Peer support groups

Scholarship opportunities

Support services for faculty

Resource library

Blackboard site (electronic classroom)

Internships

Student Advisory Council

DRC staff availability

Students Helping Students for
temporary impairments

DRC Testing Lab Stations and Assistive Technology

The DRC has assistive software available for registered
student use including; JAWS screen reader, Zoom Text screen reading magnifier,
Dragon speech to text, Kurzweil 3000 and Sonocent note capture software as well
as other applications. Please meet with a DRC staff member to discuss available
options.

A DRC registered student may make a request through our
office to have any assistive software or hardware utilized by the DRC installed
in a campus classroom or lab in association with a course they are currently
enrolled in. The DRC will work with Information Technology Services and/or
Physical Facilities to ensure that the device or software is properly installed
for registered student use in the course.

The UNF Library has assistive technology hardware and software
available in the Adaptive/Assistive Tech Lab in Room 2300B on the second floor,
Room 4106 on the fourth floor, in the first floor commons area as well as on
other work stations in the Library. All areas are accessible by elevator.
Please ask the library staff for assistance in finding and utilizing assistive
technology in the library. The library has JAWS, Zoom Text, Windows speech
recognition, CCTV Magnifier’s, flatbed scanners, wheel chair accessible tables,
automatic door openers, Sorenson video relay equipment and other devices and
software to assist students with disabilities.

ACCESS Academy:
Let us give you a BOOST to success!

ACCESS Academy
is a service offered throughout the year, known as ‘BOOST Sessions,’ and is
offered through the DRC on campus. Sessions begin each semester and are
typically held once a week for three or four weeks, and are at least one hour
in length each week.

Advancing
College Competency: Encouraging Student Success (ACCESS) Academy is a privately
funded program unique to the disability resource center on campus. ACCESS
Academy is designed to enhance strategic learning skills and BOOST your chance
of getting and staying ahead of the game. We want YOU to reach YOUR fullest
potential throughout YOUR college experience! ACCESS Academy is offered to
eligible UNF students who are currently registered with the DRC. In order to be eligible for ACCESS
Academy, students are required to be enrolled in at least one course AND the
course must be related to the session topic in order to be eligible for the
completion stipend. Attendance in all sessions per topic are mandatory and
out-of-session assignments must be completed in a timely manner in order to be
eligible for the stipend.

Additional
Benefits Include:

-Participants
will receive a stipend at the successful completion of each boost session.

-Participants
will have the opportunity to be KEYS for future ACCESS Academy participants
next semester.

-Quick Apps’
assistance is available anytime throughout the semester if you are not able to
enroll in a session. Quick Apps are a one-time only supplemental session that
focuses on one identified topic and is facilitated through existing KEYS’
participants.